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Somewhere there's a drunk
spending an hour of my wages
to give himself cancer
and cirrhosis of the liver;
while his son is denied a piece of candy.
If only he'd die;
that kid would have a chance
at the life he deserves.

Then again,
if the drunk had cancer
he'd need treatment.
Which would also be
removed from my pocket.
Universal healthcare works well;
it keeps idle people alive
while the rest are worked to death.

Here's to the Taxman;
why don't you buy the kid some candy?
©2007-2009 ~ghbatt
:iconghbatt:

Author's Comments

I wanted to get away from the emotional crap I've been writing for a bit; and try to write something a bit outside the mainstream of my thoughts. So, I wrote this garbage.

A bit of info for any non-Canadians. In Canada all those on social assistance are given full access to healtcare resources, such as drugs and physician services. While all Canadians have access to physicians, drugs and other medical expenses are footed by the patient. This means, realistically, that people who don't work by choice actually are better looked after by the government than people who work in the middle class.

I guess this could also be considered another pharmacy-related piece in a way. Which makes it three in a row.

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:iconquicksilver1:
yea even if it is good it sertenly is a WTF kind of poem

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may the wind be at your back, and the sun shine upon your face, and may the road of life lead you to where you truly belong.
:iconghbatt:
what do you mean? :-?
:iconquicksilver1:
it is so out of what I am use to when it comes to reading your stuff. it jsut seams like it is not really you that is writting it.

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may the wind be at your back, and the sun shine upon your face, and may the road of life lead you to where you truly belong.
:iconghbatt:
You mean subject, or style wise?
:iconpunchdrunklover:
wow. i actually enjoyed this quite a bit.
read some palahniuk. you'd love him.

--
No one I think is in my tree
:iconkill3dinside4u:
I like it, it seems to be a slap-in-the-face realistic poem. Truth be told, I love more emotional poems because of the imagery, but I did like the realism in this poem.

It has some of the wit (insofar that some of the remarks "wake you up.") you would expect to see in the work of a very effective journalist.

The way it is presented seems almost to be a very convincing argument, and yet letting off aggression (a venting poem after a fashion) and taking a blow at the taxman.

All and all, I definitely like it.

--
She belongs to the moon and the stars
Her eyes covered by them
And yet she sees the world so clearly
If never a last resort
:rose: :phae: :floating:
:iconteela-y:
This poem has shoved me into the pool of ice cold water that is reality.

Excellent. I love the view, despite its negativity.
:iconghbatt:
Thanks! Here's a towel

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